Grid Intelligence Manager

About your team

Centrica Power is at the forefront of the UK and Irish energy transition. Our portfolio spans flexible and conventional generation, renewable energy, energy storage and nuclear. With over £2bn of gross capital deployed, over 600MW in operation and a further 500MW in construction, still we continue with our ambitious growth plans in place, we’re building a Power business that will play a major role in the UK’s low carbon future.

We’re involved in some of the most exciting projects in the sector — from our 20% stake in the current UK nuclear fleet, to our 15% investment in the development of Sizewell C, to leading the UK’s first advanced modular reactor programme with X Energy and renewables portfolio. And that’s just the start. Over the next five years, we’re accelerating investment as part of Centrica’s green growth strategy.

This is your opportunity to help shape a business of major strategic significance to Centrica and to the UK’s energy mix.

We’re looking for a Grid Intelligence Manager to build and own our view of how network access and system constraints shape value across Centrica Power’s portfolio. You’ll translate NESO, TO and DNO signals, from queues and reinforcement plans to constraint patterns, outages and reforms, into clear recommendations on siting, connection strategy, curtailment risk and commercial opportunities ensuring grid insight directly informs project development and value creation.

We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. This role will be initially focused on the UK and Ireland Power markets but may expand over time. Therefore, there will be a requirement to attend meetings across our Windsor, Reading, Ireland and London offices.

• Develop and maintain a UK & Ireland grid constraints opportunity map, identifying where constraints occur, what drives them and how assets can monetise or mitigate them.
• Analyse constraint frequency, severity and system service potential to support commercial opportunity valuation, incorporating outages, reinforcement plans, queue movements and new connections.
• Provide grid‑led insight for asset and portfolio decisions, including location screening, technology fit, access risk and constraint exposure.
• Stay across key grid and regulatory developments, contributing SME input to consultations and industry forums.
• Interpret rule and code changes, producing clear briefs and recommended actions.
• Support revenue optimisation by feeding grid insights into dispatch, bidding and operational priorities.
• Lead engagement with external modelling and consultancy partners — defining scope, challenging assumptions and converting outputs into actionable decisions.
• Strengthen relationships with NESO, DNOs, TOs, industry bodies and peers to stay ahead of emerging constraint drivers and access developments.
• Run a simple governance cadence, including a constraints watchlist, decision triggers and concise monthly updates.
• Partner with connections and delivery teams (not owning day‑to‑day applications) to provide intelligence, translation and strategic decision support.
• Provide assumptions for project value drivers related to network connection, losses, constraints and curtailment.
• Support due diligence on potential investment opportunities alongside SMEs across the business.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Energy Systems or equivalent experience.
• Professional registration (Chartered or working towards) is desirable.
• Training in Grid Code, connection standards or power systems.
• Proven experience with GB, and ideally Irish, electricity networks, with strong understanding of constraints, curtailment and access risk for generation and storage.
• Deep knowledge of UK grid connections, testing and compliance processes.
• Strong grasp of how grid issues translate into commercial impact.
• Working knowledge of Grid Code, CUSC, BSC and DNO connection frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high‑quality grid intelligence outputs, including constraint mapping and forward‑looking risk…